Since 1990, direct sales have attracted over two million recruits in Mexico and are characterized by a belief in the power of positive thinking. Through an ethnographic portrait, Peter S. Cahn demonstrates that the quasi-religious commission of self-empowermentmore than any econ…
Since 1990, direct sales have attracted over two million recruits in Mexico and are characterized by a belief in the power of positive thinking. Through an ethnographic portrait, Peter S. Cahn demonstrates that the quasi-religious commission of self-empowerment--more than any ec…
Through an ethnographic portrait, Peter Cahn demonstrates that the quasi-religious commission of self-empowerment accounts for an explosive growth of commission-based sales in the developing world.
"Andras Ócsai's book challenges the dominating business models and gives a convincing presentation of unusual business practices that are based on genuine ecological commitment. This book will be a stimulating reading for students, scholars and practitioners looking for a guide …
The author shares strategies for success in business and personal life, drawing on the Diamond Sutra and other sources, as well as on his own experiences implementing the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism in the jewelry trade.
Religions and trade: religious formation, transformation and cross-cul…
by Wick, Peter, Rabens, Volker, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Conférence "Trading religions: religious formation, transformation and cross-cultural exchange between East and West", Bochum, Allemagne)
fromDynamics in the history of religions
Religions and Trade carves new pathways into the world of religious dynamics. In this array of essays a number of international scholars investigate the ways in which eastern and western religions were formed andtransformed from the perspective of "trade."
